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Best Prata in Singapore: After Eating 72 Pratas!

When I was young, my mother used to buy stacks of pratas on Sunday, and I would tear into them, still hot, with my hands. I could eat 4 or 5 at each time. For this entry, we ate at least 72 pratas, not counting our second and third visits to some stalls. A South Indian staple, dough is stretched, flipped, and panfried till it is crispy outside and fluffy inside. The curry must be loaded with spices.

There are too many flavors–durian, mushroom, cheese, etc–so we compared only the classic kosong (plain) and telor (egg), although we sometimes ordered additional flavors. While some stalls may give pratas already cooked for customers who tabao, we should get hot pratas made upon ordering since we were makan-ing there. The difference between pre-prepared and a la minute pratas is vast and palpable. In ascending order:

Plain: Cold. $1. 5/10Egg: Terrible. Cold, and the egg wasn’t smashed and spread throughout the prata. It was a hard lump of overly cooked sunny side up. $1.80. 4/10Curry: Oniony, sourish but not in a piquant way. Not spicy. 5.5/10Pros: Hot male customers, many of them young and muscular. Parking at a nearby carpark.Cons: Difficult to access the location. Long wait for cold food.Rating: 4.833/10

#35. Har Yassin 24hrs Restaurant44 & 46 Changi Road Singapore 419704

Plain: they don’t sell plain prata.Egg: Tasted ok, quite eggy, but it was cold. $1.50. 5.5/10Curry: the daal-like curry had a strange vomit-like flavor. 5/10Pros: Beside the main road, more accessible.Cons: Dirty. Plates not cleared. Hard to find seats.Rating: 5.25/10

Also known as Fong Seng Prata, although Fong Seng is a separate shop, selling nasi lemak.Plain: Doughy, not hot. $0.90 5.75/10Egg: Doughy too, but at least it was made freshly. $1.50 6/10Curry: Not spicy, tomatoy. Mutton curry? 6/10Pros: Sells other Indian food dishes. Has a entire row of food to choose from.Cons: Hard to park. Hard to access.Rating: 5.917/10

Plain: Entirely crispy, no fluffy. Too crispy already like a biscuit. $0.90. 6.25/10Egg: Again, all crispy, no fluffy. Tasted like doughnut. $1.60. 6/10Curry: Sour and too thick already, so thick it blocked the throat. 6/10Pros: Lots of seats. Rather attentive service. Will be near MRT in the future.Cons: No parking.Rating: 6.083/10

Plain: seemed undercooked, doughy inside. $1. 5.5/10Egg: Will said, “Tastes like my primary school canteen standard.” $1.80. 5/10Curry: tasted like fish curry. Rather good, very spicy, with depth. 8/10Pros: Air con. Plenty of seats. Free wifi.Cons: No parking. Why were they playing Chinese New Year songs here? Wasn’t it disrespectful to the non-Chinese guests?Rating: 6.167/10

Plain: Normal, not fluffy, not crispy, but at least made fresh. $1. 6/10Egg: Very doughy. $1.50. 5.5/10Curry: Nice piquant curry. 7/10Pros: Sells other Indian dishes.Cons: Far. I hope the bottom of the plate was clean to touch my prata.Rating:6.167/10

Plain: Very crispy but way too oily, as if it was deep-fried. $1. 6.5/10Egg: Sama sama as plain one, only less crispy. Where was the egg? $1.50. 6/10Curry: Seemed to be fish curry? Thin. 6/10Pros: Served with sambal. Lots of seats.Cons: Limited parking.Rating: 6.167/10

Plain:So so. $1.20. 6/10Egg: Nothing special. $1.50. 6/10Curry: Not hot but spicy and sour. 7/10Pros: Air-con.Cons: Hard to access. Why so many people eat here? I ordered mineral water, poured into the glass, and the water tasted of lime. Glass not clean leh. I should have ordered lime juice.Rating: 6.333/10

Plain: Crispy but doughy. $1. 7/10Egg: Dry. Egg overcooked. $1.50. 6/10Curry: A burnt taste in a sour curry. Rather unique, but took some getting used to. 6/10Pros: Great atmosphere, felt like a party, made me want to order lots of things. Lots of seating. Lots of people but didn’t wait long. Served with sambal.Cons: Sticky menu. Hard to find parking.Rating: 6.333/10

Plain: Cold, hence doughy. $0.80. 5.75/10Egg: Great texture, sweet, but cold. $1.30. 6.75/10Curry: Sour and gamy. 7/10Pros: Near MRT. Plenty of other things to eat here. Affordable.Cons: Unfortunately, they cook the prata before the customers order, so the pratas may be cold.Rating: 6.5/10

#21. What You Do PrataFood Republic at 313 Somerset, or Suntec, or Nex.

Plain: Normal. $1.30. 6/10Egg: Very thin, so it seemed the egg was part of prata. $2. 6.25/10Curry: oily but potent, complex, spicy, sweet. 8.25/10Pros: made upon ordering, so it’s hot. Easily accessible. A tourist said to the cashier, “Every time I visit Singapore, I eat your prata.”Cons: Considering that it’s at food courts, I don’t think cost should be a con. On the contrary, it’s good pricing.Rating: 6.833/10

Plain: Made on the spot, hot, very crispy, but overly crispy like an over-fried fry. Greasy. $1. 7/10Egg: Hot. But like the plain prata, greasy, overly crispy and hard, and the egg wasn’t spread out evenly. $1.50. 6.5/10Curry: Watery but spicy and sourish. 7/10Pros: Near parking but many cars at night.Cons: 24 hours.Rating: 6.833/10

Plain: I can’t judge this objectively. It wasn’t crispy or fluffy but it tasted like my childhood prata. $1. 7/10Egg: See above. $1.50. 7/10Curry: Mutton curry, very gamy, which I liked, but William didn’t. 7/10Pros: Homely.Cons: Na.Rating: 7/10

Plain: Not crispy, but fluffy, not doughy. $1. 7/10Egg: I usually don’t like pratas that are not crispy and fluffy, but this prata wasn’t crispy and fluffy and I liked it. It had a bread-like texture that soaked the curry well. $1.50. 7.5/10Curry: Sour daal-like curry, not bad but char tah. 6.75/10Pros: Friendly staff.Cons: Even though there were 4 people working, they couldn’t handle the crowd. Hard to get there. Limited parking.Rating: 7.083/10

Plain: Really fantastic. So crispy you can hear it tear. And so fluffy inside. $1. 8.75/10Egg: not bad, thick with egg, but disappointing after such good kosong prata. $1.50. 7/10Curry: Too gamy for me. 6/10Pros: rather good service. It occupies the entire shop and sells other Indian dishes.Cons: Difficult to access. Limited parking.Rating: 7.25/10

Plain: Thick but fluffy, rather tasty. $0.80. 8/10Egg: Soft and fluffy and thick. $1.30. 8/10Curry: Cold, daal-like. Pity about the curry. 5.75/10Pros: Near MRT.Cons: Sold out at about 10am. 2 queues here, makan or tabao, remember to pick the right queue.Rating: 7.25/10

Plain: Arrived lukewarm. Think they left it there for some time. But was tasty. Crispy, buttery, not oily, and sweet from the dough. $1. 8/10Egg: Thin, overly chao tah, not fluffy. $1.90. 7/10Curry: Very strong in star anise, which overpowered other spices. But was thick and had a nice tingling afterburn, not unbearable. 7.5/10Pros: Delivery from noon to midnight. Serves other Indian dishes. Air con.Cons: Service a little half-hearted; they forgot my order. Limited parking. Doesn’t cook the prata a la minute. Doesn’t give receipts.Rating: 7.5/10

Plain: Doughy but when you dip into curry, it remains very, very crispy. $1. 8/10Egg: Padded texture with pretty evenly cooked egg. $1.50. 7.75/10Curry: Rather unique with a daal-like thickness and chick pea taste. Spicy enough with a tinge of nice gamy-ness. Lamb curry? 7.25/10Pros: Plenty of parking. Sells other food like biryani.Cons: Hard to access. Went in the evening and the guy said no prata, only biryani. But as I turned around to leave, he called me back and asked me to wait for 5 min. Why like that?Rating: 7.667/10

Plain: Crispy and fluffy. Really good! $1. 8.5/10Egg: Bland. Egg not evenly spread. Not crispy. $1.50. 6.75/10Curry: Given a choice of mutton or chicken curry, we opted for mutton. Very sour, almost assam-like, very spicy, tomatoey. 8/10Pros: Great buzz at the kopitiam. Quick queue.Cons: Hard to access.Rating: 7.75/10

We went to Bishan outlet. See previous review at Nex.Plain: Thin, crispy, sweet, hot, and made fresh when I was there. $1.30. 7.5/10Egg: Although egg not spread evenly, it matched the curry very well. $2.40. 7.5/10Curry: One of the better curries. Had depth. Sweet, spicy, sour, like fish curry. 8.5/10Pros: Convenient. Nice aircon clean environment.Cons: Expensive. Not sure if standards are consistent across branches.Rating: 7.833/10

Plain: Piping hot. So crispy when you tear it, there is a sound of paper tearing. Rather unique in flavor, a savory, onion-like fragrance, not the usual sweet prata. $1.20 7.75/10Egg: Again, savory, not sweet. Reminded me of fried carrot cake. $1.80. 7.5/10Curry: Piquant, thick, spicy, with much depth. 8.5/10Pros: Restaurant setting, aircon and serves other food. There is a buzzer on every table to get the attention of servers. Lots of parking.Cons: Difficult to access.Rating: 7.917/10

Plain: Served piping hot. So crispy and so fluffy. $1. 8.5/10Egg: WOW. Just WOW. Slightly charred to give a nice aroma, but not overly charred to give cancer. Thick, still fluffy inside, and the crust has a biscuit-like texture. $1.70. 9/10Curry: From the piquant and sour taste, should be fish curry. Could be spicier, thicker, hotter (as in both temperature and taste-wise). Really a pity about the curry. 6.5/10Pros: Very innovative. I went after trying their innovative Egg Benedict prata with curry-infused hollandise at Ultimate Hawker Fest–was very impressed by them. Prata made upon ordering. Air con.Cons: Limited parking. Enter by Thong Soon Rd, turn right into Thong Soon Ave, and there is a tiny carpark (about 10 vehicles) behind the shop.Rating: 8/10

Plain: Very buttery. Like a croissant, flaky outside, fluffy inside. Will said this is how a prata should be like. The prata shops along Thomson Rd are too obsessed with crispy that the pratas become biscuits. $1. 8.75/10Egg: Crispy and fluffy, thick with egg. $1.60. 8.5/10Curry: Chinese-style chicken curry with enough spice. 8/10Pros: Enough seats.Cons: Not halal. Hard to access.Rating: 8.417/10

Plain: Out of this world. A thin crisp surface, and amazingly soft insides. It also has a complex taste that changes as you chew. $0.80. 10/10Egg: Equally fantastic. Such tender egg. $1.30. 10/10Curry: A good traditional curry. 7.75/10Pros: very friendly. In fact, everyone in this kopitiam was friendly to us. I felt like I was finally back in Old Singapore. They have a good mutton curry and special anchovy chili.Cons: hard to find parking. Long wait. Short hours.Rating: 9.25/10

Actually i went to more shops but they were either closed down or undergoing renovations. I returned to some shops a few times. But RK didn’t come up in my research for best pratas. You go read other lists. They ate at 6 places and came up with a top 5 list. We Ate more than 72 pratas already, you still can say not thorough. 😂 😂 😂 you so #harsh lah.

Thanks for your comprehensive review. Though food rating is subjective, I think leaving out Zam Zam kind of dilutes your TOP 10 at the very least. Every few years I drop by whenever the wife visits Raffles Hospital -and they never disappoint. Consistently good. And it’s no easy feat to be consistently good for over a century especially in the F&B industry. In fact, side tracking a bit, other than their pratas, I would rate most of their menu items as above average compared to other similar establishments too.

Try Ali Baba at eunos hawker center just beside eunos mrt. The stall is at the middle section, 1st stall near the walkway to mrt. The prata is always hot & the curry is nice & spicy. The dalca is my fav! Its a to-go place to enjoy my comfort food after work.

You missed one, Blk 117 Petir Road. Bt.Panjang interchange used to be there more than 10yrs ago, and many still drop by for their prata. Pratas only served in morning, and the mutton curry is a must try..!

Golden Nur has very nice roti pratas. Its located at Golden Shoe Carpark. Market St. Hawker Centre. Its a must try when you are around that area. Its well known among the people working that CBD area. Its worth trying! 😊

Hi, the best prate for me will be at Bukit Gombak MRT station. There is an Indian store (sorry I forget the name but it is the only one there) at the hawker center beside the Prime Supermarket. The thick gravy is to die for with bits of mutton fats in it (you can request for it also if they have to add in your gravy). I always eat mine to go with the gravy poured in together with the prata and packed. When its time to eat it, the prata will be nicely drenched by the gravy. I hope you guys like it too.

Hi, I applaud your effort and dedication. It’s not easy to do this as a hobby, much less sustain it over such a long period. To the naysayers out there with your strong words – please respect that this blog is a personal space and we’re the guests; it’s a privilege, not a right for us to read and comment on the articles.

I live in Telok Blangah and have eaten #7 countless times. I am very surprised to see it so high in the rankings. It’s a decent to good prata depending on how early you go, but to be #7 on the list, means the prata “scene” is in trouble

Yikes. When i was there, i was the first customer and the guy made the prata on the spot. Very hot, crispy and fluffy. I almost scalded my fingers holding the metal plate. That might have influenced the score. Hot pratas taste infinitely better than cold ones.

The one at Chai Chee Street, it’s called Khan Sahab. They make very good pratas and offer 4 different types of curries – veg dhal, chicken curry, fish curry and mutton curry. One of the best i’ve had and it’s open 24 hours.

Just went to #2 curry cafe, indeed it’s crispy and freshly cooked BUT. Their “pratas” are Instant prata and it is no where near the taste of actual flipped and flopped authentic prata. It’s so buttery I can’t even finish the entire prata (might be a plus for people who are SUPER BUTTER LOVERS) but trust me, for a butter lover like myself (I can have a cube of butter to a bun like those on SIA planes or breakfast buffet) I cant even take the overload-Ness of butter.

I don’t think this should be part of this prata list, not to even mention being ranked #2 with a rating of 8.417/10.
Because anyone can get it off shelf from the supermarkets with spam with butter at home.

Hello Sron. When I ate there, I thought their prata was factory dough so i asked them and they said yes. But it’s not those instant prata. It comes in a dough form, like a small fist. I saw it myself. People selling wanton mee don’t make their own noodles, so i see no reason why they should make their own dough. In any case, I think many prata stalls don’t make their own dough; most get from factory. If I exclude Curry Cafe because they don’t make their own dough, then I’ll have to exclude many shops on this list.

OMG! This is a complete list of Prata places! Great work! It’s amazing to discover more of Singapore food! There’s so much variety. Absolutely fantastic! I am from India and I find the modified forms of Indian food in Singapore interesting. Glad to have found your site ;)

A secret Gem in North East Singapore which no one recommends so far and everyone just says Jalan Kayu. Once you eat here Jalan Kayu is a thing of the past! I Highly recommend the kosong which is cripsy on the outside and soft on the inside, dip in curry and chilli… SHIOK!

I fully agree, in fact, Imam has the best prata i’ve had, when they are freshly made, the pratas can be insanely good. Even at 2am. The other one is at Ubi ave 1 there, i forgot the shop name but that shop always, always, always makes fresh pratas, crispy and chewy at the same time.

Should try KNS Indian Muslim Food @ 280 Tampines St 22.
Only serves pratas for breakfast though.
The pratas are light, crispy and not oily.
Make sure to ask for a chilli to go with your curries. It gives an added kick if you enjoy your spicy foods.

Just read through the comments and people are just SO HARD TO SATISFY -_- Well done for saving us the calories (and prata has A LOT) and for compiling this list!

That said, my boyfriend made me cycle from Marine Parade to #1 on the list and I was so sweaty/tired to enjoy it fully though I really did find it amazing still. He didn’t even know the list existed but that was his personal #1 so I guess there’s two more people who would agree with you now :)

HI, just like to say that the Prata Planet at Clementi is actually very near to Clementi MRT station. Can actually see the block where the restaurant is from the Clementi MRT platform (towards Pasir Ris side). And, no, I am NOT from Prata Planet. I am just a regular customer who works in West Coast and knows her way around Clementi.

If you get the chance to, do try the prata at Blk 19 Marsiling Lane…the coffeeshop facing the wet market carpark. It’s the best i tried to date (i have not try Mr & Mrs Mohgan though) & has the kind of dough taste i remembered from early 80s (i very much dislike casurina dough taste). There’s often a long queue in the morning…think they sold out around 11+. They make their own dough. Kosong is better than Egg, but egg is good too. There are a few choices of curry…can’t remembered which is the best.
Am the can have prata everyday anytime person ;p…

Did you know that Sin Min Roti Prata stall’s previous owner was Julaiha Muslim’s Restaurant’s? He already made it famous then. The praise/appreciation should go current Julaiha’s owner. It was his father and himself(julaiha’s owner) who made this happen. It all started with a wrong publicity (Lost and Found- once aired in channel 5) and the current owner (SinMin Roti Prata) falsely admitted that it was him they were looking for instead of sending them to Julaiha’s. Of course, many of Julaihai’s old customer’s know about this issue, and are still in touch! anyways.. these are just FYI!! :)

I personal think that casuarina prata getting from bad to worst. So disappointed with my plaster, it looks just like egg prata and taste ‘nah’ also th teh with milk taste almost like plain water😂 my Lipton milk tea taste so so much better!

Very good research, appreciate the time for doing this up, BUT, how can you miss out ENAQ?????????? Most likely the only prata place with sambal chilli, consistent crispiness, good curry, easy parking and the list goes on. Please go try!

Curry Cafe should be flung out of your list to never see the light of day again. I excitedly visited the place after reading the review only to find that the place is serving instant pratas that we can all buy from the supermarkets and make ourselves. And they’re charging at equal prices that the other real prata restaurants are charging. What an insult to other real prata sellers in Singapore. Thanks for all your hard work putting this list together, but Curry Cafe ranked at 2 is just pure ludicrous.

Amen! I was also excited to try when I happened to be around the area because in this list, Curry Cafe is ranked higher than Springleaf or Casuarina (my fav). Stepped in, felt really suspicious, and one bite and I knew it was instant. I get the same effect if I used the air fryer. Stepped out feeling sad for the wasted calories haha.

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I totally agree with you about thomson road’s obsession with crispy pratas.. I always find it strange that people are crazy over them and glad to finally find someone who shares the same view that they are overrated, like biscuits/frozen pratas..

What about Springleaf prata @ sunset way & springleaf garden. They have other outlets too but i have not tried, only the 2 and love the sunset outlet. They definitely beat casurina prata which standard has dropped so much. They had stall at Ngee Ann Poly canteen but since moved out in 2018.